Originally posted January 23, 2009
Am I the only mom who lets her kids wear just about anything they want (within reason) to school? I mean, I ask them to dress in unstained, seasonally-appropriate, modest, and dress-code-obeying clothes.
Do I really want to fight about minor issues like matching and correct shoe-to-outfit ratio? Especially since my girls’ current definition of “matching” involves the same color on every article of clothing (down to the panties)?
I don’t think so.
And that’s why Abby’s wearing this today.
She told me she’d wear the white tights “since I know you don’t like when I only wear one color.”
Um, okay.
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Then she asked, “Do you think this makes me look goth?”
(Did I mention: SHE’S SIX?!)
Yeah, Sweetie. Totally goth.
(I don’t think I’ll tell her about the piercings, black lipstick and surly attitude that would complete the ensemble.)
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One final note:
Pay no attention to the laundry room behind the person.
(That reminds me: I so need a curtain.)
5 responses so far ↓
1 Wendy // Dec 28, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Yes, but can she do the goth Single Ladies dance?
2 nAncY // Dec 28, 2009 at 9:40 pm
good way to choose the battles
3 Matt @ The Church of No People // Dec 28, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Oh man, your kid looks totally goth! I guess it’s either that, or look like a preppy goon with “matching” clothes.
As a boy, I always cringed when my mother referred to “outfits.” There is no such thing in boy world. Everything goes together.
4 P. // Dec 29, 2009 at 5:53 am
Laundry room? What laundry room?
5 Evenshine // Dec 29, 2009 at 11:14 am
Yeah, I had to go back and look for the laundry room, too. My eyes were hazed over from the black hole of gothness in front of it. Rock on, bad mamma-jamma.
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